After Ponder's first four series versus the Bears produced three punts and a pick six, his trio of second-half scoring drives kept Vikings coach Leslie Frazier off his back.

"I wasn't thinking (of changing quarterbacks)," Frazier said Monday, via ESPN.com. "After the interception, I just wanted to make sure that he was right mentally -- not concerned or just going over and over that interception. I wasn't thinking we needed to take him out. I just wanted to make sure he settled down."

It's not a good sign for the Vikings that they lost despite a kickoff return for a TD, as well as a fumble recovery returned for a TD by their defense. In each of the first two games, the rest of the team played well enough to win. It's the inconsistent passing game holding back the Vikings.